The Children’s Network

The Children’s Network is a movement led by the First Focus Campaign for Children, individuals, non-profit organizations, and businesses committed to the health, education, and well-being of children in the United States. We simply share the vision of making America a better place to be a child and raise a family. The diverse and dynamic group of Members support the following The Children’s Network Agenda:

Intervene swiftly and effectively to keep families together when children are at risk

Ensure that children who need the temporary safe haven of foster care can thrive while in care and beyond

Children of Immigrants:

Ensure all children, regardless of immigration status, have the opportunity to live the American Dream

Protect families from separation during immigration enforcement

Early Childhood:

Provide all children, regardless of race or socioeconomic status, with high-quality, affordable early learning opportunities

Invest in early prevention programs, such as home visiting, to help improve the health, educational and economic stability of parents and their young children

Ensure working families have access to high quality, safe and affordable child care

Education:

Improve K-12 education experiences for every child, especially students of color, English language learners, students with disabilities, and students from low-income families, by increasing access to funding, qualified teachers, rigorous academic standards, and necessary supports

Help schools and communities address challenges found outside the classroom that affect classroom outcomes, such as hunger, violence, and poverty

Health:

Provide quality, affordable health care to all children living in the United States

Nutrition:

Ensure that no child living in America goes to school or bed hungry

Protect proven initiatives that provide meals to mothers and infants, children, and students that fight childhood hunger and obesity

Poverty and Family Economics:

Strengthen the federal commitment to end child and family homelessness so that all children can grow and thrive knowing they have a safe and stable place to rest their heads at night

Implement a coordinated strategy to end child poverty that builds off of investments like the child tax credits that lift millions of children and families out of poverty every year.